| Recurring |
unknown |
(a) The article does not mention any previous incidents of a similar software failure within Ford Motor Company or with its products and services. Therefore, there is no information available to suggest that this specific software failure incident has happened again at the same organization.
(b) The article does not provide information about similar incidents happening at other organizations or with their products and services. Hence, there is no data available to indicate that this specific software failure incident has occurred elsewhere. |
| Phase (Design/Operation) |
design |
(a) The software failure incident in the article is related to the design phase. The issue stems from software related to the vehicle's advanced driver assist systems, specifically in detecting if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system is activated. This indicates a failure due to contributing factors introduced during the system development or updates, as the software did not function as intended in detecting the driver's hands-off behavior, leading to a potential crash risk ([80646]).
(b) There is no information in the article suggesting that the software failure incident was related to the operation phase or misuse of the system. |
| Boundary (Internal/External) |
within_system |
(a) The software failure incident related to the Lincoln Nautilus SUV's advanced driver assist systems not detecting if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system is activated is within the system. The issue originates from the software related to the vehicle's advanced driver assist systems, specifically the power steering control module, which requires reflash to provide the correct hands-off detection when the ADAS is in use [80646]. |
| Nature (Human/Non-human) |
non-human_actions |
(a) The software failure incident in the article is related to non-human actions. The problem stems from software related to the vehicle's advanced driver assist systems, specifically in detecting if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system is activated. This issue could increase the risk of a crash, but Ford is unaware of any accidents or injuries resulting from it. The fix for this issue involves reprogramming the software in the power steering control module, indicating that the failure was due to factors introduced without human participation [80646]. |
| Dimension (Hardware/Software) |
hardware, software |
(a) The software failure incident mentioned in Article 80646 is related to hardware. The recall issued by Ford for the 2019 Lincoln Nautilus SUV was due to a problem with the software related to the vehicle's advanced driver assist systems. The issue was that the vehicle may not detect if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system is activated, which is a hardware-related problem as it involves the interaction between the software and the physical steering wheel. The fix for this issue did not require any replacement hardware but involved reprogramming the software in the power steering control module [80646]. |
| Objective (Malicious/Non-malicious) |
non-malicious |
(a) The software failure incident described in Article 80646 is non-malicious. The issue with the software related to the vehicle's advanced driver assist systems in the Lincoln Nautilus SUV was not due to any malicious intent but rather a flaw in the system's design that could potentially lead to a crash if the driver's hands are not detected on the steering wheel while the lane-centering system is activated. Ford's response to the incident also indicates a non-malicious nature, as they are addressing the problem by reprogramming the software in the power steering control module to improve hands-off detection [80646]. |
| Intent (Poor/Accidental Decisions) |
accidental_decisions |
(a) The software failure incident in Article 80646 was not due to poor decisions but rather a technical issue related to the vehicle's advanced driver assist systems. The problem was specifically related to the software not detecting if a driver had their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system was activated, which could increase the risk of a crash. The incident seems to be more of a technical oversight or flaw rather than a result of poor decisions [80646]. |
| Capability (Incompetence/Accidental) |
accidental |
(a) The software failure incident in the article is not attributed to development incompetence. The issue with the software related to the vehicle's advanced driver assist systems was a result of the system not detecting if a driver had their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system was activated. This indicates a specific technical flaw rather than incompetence in development.
(b) The software failure incident in the article is more aligned with an accidental introduction of contributing factors. The problem with the software that led to the recall was not intentional but rather an accidental oversight in the detection mechanism for the driver's hands on the steering wheel while the lane-centering system was active. This accidental flaw led to the increased risk of a crash [80646]. |
| Duration |
temporary |
The software failure incident related to the Lincoln Nautilus recall is temporary. The issue with the advanced driver assist systems software caused the vehicle to not detect if a driver had their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system was activated. This specific circumstance led to the failure, and the problem can be fixed by re-flashing the software in the power steering control module, indicating that the failure is not permanent [80646]. |
| Behaviour |
omission, value, other |
(a) crash: The software failure incident in the article is not related to a crash where the system loses state and does not perform any of its intended functions. Instead, the issue is about the vehicle's advanced driver assist systems not detecting if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system is activated, potentially increasing the risk of a crash [80646].
(b) omission: The software failure incident can be categorized under omission as the system omits to perform its intended function of detecting if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system is activated, leading to a safety risk [80646].
(c) timing: The software failure incident is not related to timing issues where the system performs its intended functions correctly but too late or too early. The problem is more about the system's failure to detect a specific condition [80646].
(d) value: The software failure incident is related to a value issue where the system performs its intended functions incorrectly. In this case, the system fails to detect if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel while the lane-centering system is activated, which is crucial for safety [80646].
(e) byzantine: The software failure incident is not characterized by a byzantine behavior where the system behaves erroneously with inconsistent responses and interactions. The issue described in the article is more straightforward, focusing on a specific failure in the detection mechanism of the driver assist systems [80646].
(f) other: The software failure incident can be categorized as an omission combined with a value issue. The system fails to perform its intended function of detecting the driver's hands off the steering wheel, which is a critical safety feature, leading to an incorrect performance of the system [80646]. |